Agriculture, Food and Beverage

The food and beverage segment offers substantial promise for St. Catharines, especially if well equipped incubation and acceleration spaces are available and if the linkages with tourism, culinary, cultural and the creative industries can be fostered.

Specialty and artisanal foods, craft brewing, micro-distilling and hard cider production are taking hold. Post Secondary programs at Brock University and Niagara College are vital assets in growing these niche markets.